Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps
Born	Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck (1893-05-15)May 15, 1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	March 19, 1953(1953-03-19) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1917–1953
Spouse(s)	Mary Warren (m.1916-1953; his death; 2 children)

Lee Phelps (May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture (Grand Hotel, You Can't Take It with You and Gone with the Wind).

Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated western television series, The Adventures of Kit Carson, starring Bill Williams in the title role. He also appeared in a 1952 TV episode (#90) of The Lone Ranger.

Selected filmography

• False Ambition (1918) – Peter van Dixon
• The Secret Code (1918)
• Baby Clothes (1926)
• Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
• Danger Lights (1930)
• Strangers May Kiss (1931)
• The Champ (1931)
• Bedtime Worries (1933)
• Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
• Palm Springs (off screen credit) (1936)
• Raw Timber (1937)
• The Gladiator (1938)
• Boys' Reformatory (1939)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939)
• War Dogs (1942)
• Girls of the Big House (1945)
• Desperadoes of the West (1953)

See also

• List of actors who have appeared in multiple Best Picture Academy Award winners

External links

• Lee Phelps at IMDb
• Lee Phelps at AllMovie